Daily Republican., 1887-09-02
ews Summary.


A gang OF lawless men In Spencer
township, Harrison County, Ind lana,
ca lltnR themselves "White Caps" took
John Htldebrsnt, . justice Of the
pence, from his bed ON Tuesday night,
tied him TO tree and best him with .
hickory switches. They told him that
they we're not pleased with his deci.
siops and charged him With cruelty 70
his family. At Depauw they warned .
saloon keeper to stop selling liquor.
They also warned . widow, named
DoRgherty, that she must not marry .
young man to whom she 10 engaged.
Her friends have organised for her pro.
teotion.
A despatch from Morgan, Texas,
says that heavy rain, which began to
fall on Tuesday nieht, has oAused the
farmers In the low valley lands In every
portion OF the county 20 suffer damages
estimated ct Thousands Of dollars The
Texas Central and tho Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe Rsilwavs arc badly dam.
aged, and will be unable TO move trains
for some days. A mber Of business
houses and dwellings,. with their con-
tents. wsfs swept do~n tho BosQue
river. A number Of bridges, including
three Iron ones, were deatroyed.
The orews CT all the shifting engines,
Ave 10 number, Of the Reading railroad +,
ct Bridgeport, Pa, struck yesterday.
II appears that two additional engine
had been sent to Bridgeport, IN charge
OF engineers from P0ttstown. The
crews objected because there we're train
men at Bridgeport who were compe.
tent and entitled to promotion. The
! officials refused to listen to them he nce
ths strike. TrAnic WAS badly delay ed
during the afternoon.
A passenger on the steamer Kuicker.
booker which arrived ut New Orleans
from New York on Wednesday, several
days overdue, says tho steamer enooun
tered . cyclone and Was blown three
hundred miles out OF her course. Than
. pipe burst and she was further do
layed ~ hours, going unaer sail.
During the Cyclone the water broke
over the ship, and at ono time there
WAS considerable water In the engine
room.
An attempt was made on Wednesday
evening to wreck passenger train on
the Indiana, Bloomington and Western
Railroad, 1t Leslie Station, near Pekin
Illinois. A large stone, weighing Abou
200 pounds, had been placed between
the rails Of the main track. The train
which left Pekin at O'Clock, WAS for
tunately signalled at Leslie to take on {
passenger, and the solving up for thiI
purpose prevented wreck.
1t is announced from WashinRtor
thAt, until officially advised or the ap
pointment by the British Goverumen
OF commissioners on the fisheries cues
ton, It 10 probable no selection will b.
made OF representatives of tho Unitet
States Government. 1t is believed tn
4 frst conference will be held during thi
fall or the winter, tns. the negotiator
will meet 6rst ip Washington and thei
In Halifax.
An order has boon Issued by the Wa
Department announcing that the Presi
dent. In accordance with the request o
the Constitutional Centennial O.mmis
sion, has detailed General Sheridan +
command the United States troops pres
ent ut the Constitutional Apniversar
In the CITY Of Philadelphia on the 10th
18th aud 18th inst.
Thomas Joyce Thureday fatally she
his wife and dangerously wounded hi
l8.yeAr.oid daughter, In Pittsburg. Il
WAS q vegetable peddler, and had beel
drinking hard for long time. Whe
arrested he said that "as he could nc
sell his horse and wagon he had deter
mined to exterminate his family an
then kill himself."
A despatch from vioksburg SAY
fully SO per cent. of the cotton on th
Rolling Fork, Deer Greek and LAX
Washington sections has been strippe
OF Its leaves a. though fire bad swor
over the fields. Advices from Carener
are to the effect that the cotton In tbs
section 10 cut short fully co per cent. o
account Of worms.
, The Board ofTrAde OF Chicago Thur,
day notified the UNDERGROUND Oondu ri
Company that II 1t did not stop furnish
ing facilities TO the bucket shops.
violation OF the State law, the fac,
and evidence In the possession Of th
Board would be laid before the pe1
Grand Jury and m Indictment aske
for.
The portion Of Los Angeles, Califo
four weeks ago. A new location WI
decided upon, but yesterday tho peop
gathered In force ct the proposed si,
"and used such stormy language tbs
the owners had to promise not to loca,
the Chinese there"
The total coinage executed ut the
, d. Nints during August amounted I
value to %, 303 800 OF which $50 90
was In gold. 1870. 900 standard dollar
were turned out,